Protesters aren’t ‘savages’ but citizens

The clash between protesters and police on Tuesday was painful to witness. Anyone familiar with life in Kosovo knows that protest is a part of life here. To others, it seems like we’re frothing at the mouth over some petty nationalist concern. Typical angry Albanians, throwing rocks and molotov cocktails.

Critics of the protest, most notably Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci and President Atifete Jahjaga, have decried the violence of the protesters. They have called for law and order and have warned against protesters attempting to take control of the government.